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How Leggett & Platt Inc stacks up
LEG · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
56/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #185 of 362 · scores higher than 48% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score26 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including LEG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 56?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Cyclical norm.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 5.9% vs peer median 6.4%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 4.1% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 69% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.8% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LEG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LEG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 11.8% | 9.5% | 58% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 5.9% | 7.1% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 4.1% | 4.1% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | 22.6% | 11.8% | 72% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 19.1% | 36.0% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LEG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 181 | 906M USD | 59 | 80 | |
| 184 | 447M USD | 57 | 29 | |
| 185 | 4.4B USD | 56 | 49 | |
| 185 | 7.0B USD | 56 | 59 | |
| 185 | 1.3B USD | 56 | 48 | |
| 188 | 7.0B USD | 55 | 46 | |
| 188 | 582M USD | 55 | 63 | |
| 188 | 3.7B USD | 55 | 41 | |
| 191 | 5.1B USD | 54 | 46 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score